Re: Minimum requirements for ODBC connectivity to Oracle database

YES YOU NEED THE CLIENT SOFTWARE. You also need to decide whether to develop using the MS Oracle ODBC driver or the Oracle Oracle ODBC driver (not a misprint) .

To get the client download 8i Enterprise Ed from OTN; 8i client is an install option from the CD image.

There are some notes on Metalink about packaging and response files ...

As for freeware NO it's NOT freeware; you need to check your server licencing as to how many users can connect. Its free to download for development. for example if you have production processor licence for server you're OK otherwise you probably need to buy more client licences.

Speak to an Oracle sales rep.

"pheonix1t" <pheonix1t898oi_at_iliiearthilink.eionet> wrote in message news:3F0CDBDC.1030407_at_iliiearthilink.eionet...
> Alex wrote:
> > I have developed a VB application that uses Oracle 8i database for
 backend.
> > The database server is on the local network. From my development
 machine,
> > the application connects (via ODBC) to the database successfully. The
> > problem is that I want to install this application on several Windows
 2000
> > client machines that do not have Oracle client installed (hence missing
 all
> > the ODBC connectivity support files/drivers). What is the minimum
> > requirements, in terms of support files, for ODBC connectivity to an
 Oracle
> > 8i database (other than an Oracle ODBC driver)? Is it necessary to
 install
> > SQL*Net or Net8 on the client machine? If yes, where on Oracle Web site
 can
> > I find these products? I searched the site over and over, but I was
 unable
> > to find them. Also, are they freeware? Any help would be greatly
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Alex
> >
> >
> you have to login to otn.oracle.com, go into the download section, the
> clients are sometimes listed under the databases, other times they are
> listed seperately. The login account is free if you don't have one.
>
>
Received on Thu Jul 10 2003 - 10:36:49 CEST